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Independence Day parade accused pleads not guilty

Robert E. Crimo III pleads not guilty to charges from mass shooting at Chicago parade.

Sight unseen: $40K RX-7 deal done by messaging heads to court

Dispute over performance car marketed as 'project'.

Herald morning quiz: August 4

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

Sideswipe: The importance of being Ernest

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

What will competition watchdog say on building supply probe?

How loud will the watchdog bark? Are we being ripped off for house-building materials?

'Social contagion': Victims share 'devastating' impact of ram raids

Youth have gone from making up 58.5 per cent of ram-raid incidents to 71 per cent.

Thomas Coughlan: New MP's first speech bereft of personality, full of sophistry

OPINION: Parliament met two new MPs, but one's speech was better than the other.

Only a third of Kiwis know what to do if their bank or insurer treats them unfairly

New consumer research reveals Kiwis' views on banks and insurers.

Comment: Housing Enabling Supply Bill 'tragically wrong'

OPINION: Senior urban planning lecturer runs an eye over housing plans for Auckland.

'Not timing or wording I'd have used': PM distances herself from campaign email

It comes as the number of people opting out triples since Monday.

Tradie chases man around central Wellington after he tried to steal bikes

The chase ended in an arrest and a cold beer.

Luxon latest politician to get Backbencher puppet

The puppet was modeled on Humpty Dumpty and was wearing Air NZ cufflinks.

Family brought more 'pain' and 'trauma' after vandals desecrate gravesite

Police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old man in relation to the damage.

Hipkins won't match Luxon pledge

Luxon commits to matching inflation in spending increases after confusion on his position.

$100m Gulf Harbour waterfront housing estate planned

The site is one of the last remaining large waterfront plots of its kind.

Market close: Higher unemployment spurs interest in NZX50

The S&P/NZX 50 index rose 1.5 per cent.

'Dented confidence': House value drops the sharpest in 14 years

"Housing affordability remains significantly stretched despite values falling."

Cost-of-living payment: From political slam dunk to complicated mess

It was meant to be a political slam dunk.